SAFS - SEEDS Case Manager
Wichita, KS
Full Time
St. Anthony Family Shelter
Mid Level
Under the Shelter Supervisor, provides individualized employment case management services, including short-term and long-term support and will work to expand current programming by developing and facilitating employment curriculum, including job skills and other life skill classes.
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
Pay Range: $18-20/hour
Accountabilities:
- Receives prospective clients and determines eligibility for services.
- Admits and exits clients through established procedures.
- Develops employment plan with clients so that they may return to a self-sufficient life. Advises client in employment goal setting to attain successful independent living.
- Works collaboratively with Shelter Staff so that employment plan complements clients housing plan.
- Facilitates employment and life skill workshops.
- Coordinates referrals to a spectrum of community resources with an emphasis on areas that support employment growth. Maintains professional contact with community resources and advocates client needs.
- Records assessments, case management notes, service plans, vouchers, CQI, release of information, exit summaries and referral services.
- Works with clients until the time of shelter discharge, assess progress and determine eligibility for enrollment into long-term supported services.
- Closes client files at conclusion of services.
- Enters and updates program demographic and service data in the Catholic Charities TIER computer system.
- Records Incident Reports and Work Orders in Catholic Charities TIER computer system, as required.
- Attends required trainings.
- Serves as on-call supervisor on a rotating basis.
- Performs other related assigned duties.
Requirements:
- Education
- Degree in social work, social sciences or other related fields preferred.
- A combination of education and experience will be taken into consideration and may be substituted for degree.
- Certification, Recertification, Registration, or License
- Class C driver's license, motor vehicle, and personal motor insurance required.
- Experience
- Minimum of two years professional experience successfully working with low-income, economically disadvantaged families required.
- Preference given to applicants who have work experience in job readiness, homelessness, addiction, and mental health services.
- Skills and Abilities
- Written and oral communication.
- Ability to work effectively with others.
- Efficient organizational and planning skills.
- Effective time management and ability to prioritize work.
- Ability to operate effectively in multidisciplinary professional environment and to work with others to build consensus in operating and setting realistic goals for the Agency.
- Ability to lead by example and to mento and guide others.
- Computer proficiency (including Word, Excel, Outlook, and databases).
- Strong organizational skills and demonstrated capacity to develop and implement practical strategies and solutions to identified issues and problems.
- Ability to work independently.
- Provel skills in interpersonal communication and relationship building with co-workers, board members and external stakeholders.
- Exposures
- Controlled inside work environment with noise/vibrations from general office equipment.
- Minimal exposures to fumes/dust/odors.
- Physical Demands
- Work Type: Light, exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
- Climbing/Balancing/Freedom to Move: May be assigned to multilevel building with some floors accessible by stairs only. Minimal required moving about the office. Sit about 25 percent of the time.
- Stooping/Bending: Regularly
- Reaching: Occasional, overhead as well as horizontal and down.
- Vision: Adequate to perform essential functions.
- Color Vision: No particular color vision requirement.
- Hearing: Frequently perceive nature of sounds by ear.
- Speech: Frequently express ideas by means of spoken words.
- Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Frequently operates equipment requiring moderate ability.
- Manual Dexterity: Frequently operates equipment requiring moderate ability.
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